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Originally Posted by Zman179
But that only comes into account if one horse breaks through the gate and all the others are still standing in line.
What happened at Parx was that the horse broke through the gate and then a fraction later all of the other gates opened and they started to run. Unfortunately this country doesn’t have a “false start” provision like in Europe.
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I think a couple of others on this thread posted answers of what would happen in that case. I sounds reasonable that it would be declared a non-starter. Can you imagine the uproar that would happen if it beat the heavy favorite by a nose?
However, I don't know the exact rule so I advise you to contact the local racing administration for their rules on the matter.
